CONTENTS 



CHAPTER 



v/l Importance of the Potato [. 



V^ The Potato as Food 



III CHmatic Requirements 



IV Potato Soils .... 

 V Drainage ..... 



VI Seed Stocks and Varieties 



Vn Seed-bed Preparation and Planting 



Vin Cultivation . ... 



IX Irrigation 



X Harvesting . • • • • 



XI Potato Machinery 



Xn Selling and Storage 



Xni Cost of Growing Potatoes — Yield — 



Prices — Profits 



XJV Markets and Marketing 



XV Enemies of the Potato . 



XVI Dining Cars, Hotels, and Restaurants 



XVII Fertihzers 



XVIII The Farm Rotation 



XIX Early Potatoes — Specialties. 



XX The Burbank Potato . 



XXI The Sweet Potato 



v/ XXII Legislation . . . . 



XXIII Cookmg the Potato 



XXIV Manufactures .... 

 XXV Potatoes and Potato Products as Stock 



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